MIRAMAR 



Maximilian fell into the hands of his enemies, 

 and, with two followers, still faithful when all 

 others had rorsaken his fallen fortunes, perished 

 by the bullet of the executioner. The ship 

 Novara, which, decked with flowers, had 

 carried the young sovereigns to their Empire, 

 now veiled in black brought the Emperor's 

 corpse back to Miramar, whither had returned 

 the distracted wife. 



" If in the other world there are recompenses 

 for those who have suffered unjustly here, let us 

 believe that his spirit is at times permitted to 

 revisit the groves which he planted, and to find 

 in them the footprints of his poor Ophelia." 



HELEN HESTER COLVILL 



